Isaac Valdez inks deal, signs with Iowa Wesleyan
San Gabriel's Isaac Valdez signed a letter of intent this afternoon to play football at Iowa Wesleyan (NAIA) next fall. Valdez was a fixture in Matadors coach Keith Jones' lineup, first as a freshman punter on varsity and then as a star quarterback. He exploded onto the scene his sophomore year, when he passed for 2,345 yards and nine touchdowns and rushed for 457 yards. Jones knew he had something special in Valdez, and that was accentuated the following season when Valdez threw for 2,754 yards and 16 touchdowns. He again proved to be a double threat while rushing for 615 yards and six touchdowns, well on his way to a unanimous quarterback pick for the Star-News first-team All-Area team last year. He threw for 2,845 yards and 19 touchdowns this past season and rushed for 671 yards and 10 touchdowns. Valdez had several schools on his tail who offered, including Trinity International in Illinois; Northwestern College in Ohio; and Hastings College in Nebraska. In the end, it was Iowa Wesleyan that peaked Valdez's interest after quarterbacks coach Peter Jennings said he could come in as a true freshman and compete right away for a starting spot.
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Melendez worked as a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for three years and later landed a job as a freelance writer at the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Orange County Register covering high schools. Melendez covered Major League Soccer at The Register for three years before being promoted to report on the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers for the Web. Melendez also worked for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fresno Bee, Oakland Tribune and The Boston Globe. E-mail opinions, suggestions and tips to miguel.melendez@sgvn.com. |
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Isaac We are all very proud of u!! I know 1st hand how hard u have worked to get to this point in your life, when I met you back in the 7th grade.I could see the drive that you had to get better!! and all the hard word that you have done through the yrs..from working out @ the park w/Cedric to football camps & LOC workouts!! You deserve it!! Most imprtantly also working hard in the classroom!! You are a true STUDENT-Athlete!! We are going to miss you!! Good Luck!! We know that you will do great things with the great focus that you have!! God Bless!!
wow i finally made it to the big time!!!! i have ppl pretending to me be to bash a great accomplishment that Isaac has acheived! Let me just say that I'm proud that isaac has gotten NUMEROUS offers for his body of work at SGHS. Coach O does a great job getting the kids at SG places for him to play. I was however secretly hoping that he was gunna come to la verne but i definetly felt as though with what the NAIA schools can offer to help pay for you education he should've went there..
common now we can all be THE CEDRIC HO! but hey good try!!! if me and isaac weren't friends you might have got him thinking it was me!
I guarantee you he will be back in Cali after one year!!! Trust me, its a big mistake to go out of state just to play NAIA ball.
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Congratulations. Keep working hard. Don't take the competition lightly just because the games are not on TV. These NAIA teams are filled with a bunch of all-league, all-county and all-state guys as well. The difference usually just comes down to height. Regardless, stay focused. Fight off the home-sickness quickly and embrace your new football family. Learn the ropes from some respected seniors. Find out how to get the good job and/or admitted to graduate school now so that you can work toward it from the beginning. Getting into college is just one step toward the overall goal. Keep making your family proud.
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So happy for Isaac he is a great kid and it was fun coaching him as a young player. I wish him all the luck in the world. He set high goals and he has meet them all. He had great coaches and coach O is a great coach and works hard to find places for all his kids to play at the next level. Jones has put together a great coaching staf and look for great think to happen for this kid.
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